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#E2CAD3 Color

#E2CAD3 is rgb(226, 202, 211) in RGB, hsl(338, 29%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Queen Pink (#E8CCD7), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E2CAD3
HEX#E2CAD3
RGBrgb(226, 202, 211)
HSLhsl(338, 29%, 84%)
HSVhsv(338, 11%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.029 353)
LABlab(83.55% 9.81 -1.26)
LCHlch(83.55% 9.89 352.70)

What #E2CAD3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E2CAD3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#E2CAD3 Channel Values

How #E2CAD3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 226 · G 202 · B 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 29% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 11% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 7% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E2CAD3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E2CAD3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E2CAD3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E2CAD3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E2CAD3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E2CAD3.

How #E2CAD3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E2CAD3
Protanopia#CECED3
Protanomaly#D6CDD3
Deuteranopia#D2D2D2
Deuteranomaly#D9CFD3
Tritanopia#E1CBCB
Tritanomaly#E1CBCE
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E2CAD3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e2cad3: #E2CAD3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E2CAD3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e2cad3': '#E2CAD3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.792, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_e2cad3">#E2CAD3</color>
SVG fillfill="#E2CAD3"

More Pink Colors

#E2CAD3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E2CAD3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E2CAD3?

#E2CAD3 is a lightest pink — rgb(226, 202, 211) in RGB and hsl(338, 29%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Queen Pink (#E8CCD7), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.06.

What is the RGB value of #E2CAD3?

#E2CAD3 is rgb(226, 202, 211) — red 226, green 202, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E2CAD3?

#E2CAD3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E2CAD3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E2CAD3 scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E2CAD3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E2CAD3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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